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Gifford's Home on East Lake

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Description: People on the shore of East Lake (now called Lake Tahkodah) by the Gifford residence, with tipis in the distance.
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Little Bohemia

Date: 1930
Description: Exterior view of Little Bohemia Restaurant and Lodge with multiple vehicles parked out front.
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Day's Service Station

Date: 1936
Description: View across road of a one-story building, Day's Service Station, with gasoline pumps and signs and a map out front. The signs read “Straight Ahead, 10 Mi. ...
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Post Office in Manitowish

Date: 1938
Description: Woman standing outside of the two-story Post Office building in Manitowish. There is a road, fence and pine trees in the foreground.
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Lake Manitowish at Little Bohemia

Date: 1931
Description: View down lake shoreline on Lake Manitowish at Little Bohemia. There are stairs coming down to the lake, and a bench, as well as docks, a flag pole and a d...
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Entrance to Mercer Tourist Park

Date: 1931
Description: View of the road and entrance to Mercer Tourist Park on Grand Portage Lake showing the fences, road and buildings. The larger building on the left has a st...
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Whispering Pines Dock

Date: 1934
Description: View of the lake shore and U-shaped dock at Whispering Pines.
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Ojibway Museum

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Description: Canoes and wooden boats under a shelter at the Ojibway Museum. Other buildings, probably cottages, are visible in the background.
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Aerial View of Washburn

Date: 1935
Description: Aerial view, taken from an airplane, overlooking the streets, houses, stores, trees and railroad cars.
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Phillips 66

Date: 1938
Description: View across road of the Route 66 service station. Automobiles and a Phillips 66 Chequamegon Oil Co. truck are in the parking lot. Signs around the Route 66...
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Woodbine County Club

Date: 1933
Description: View of the Woodbine Country Club on Presque Isle River. An automobile is parked on the side of the road near the County Club sign which says “Woodbine Cou...
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Snow Piles by Persons Freeland Co.

Date: 1938
Description: Large piles of snow and a truck are visible in front of Persons Freeland Co. A utility pole and two other buildings are visible.
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Dock at Bergland

Date: 1939
Description: View down long wooden dock. There is a diving board on the dock as well as ladders for people swimming. On shore are three parked automobiles and a few cab...
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Montreal Fireman's Association

Date: 1935
Description: View of sixteen men members of the Montreal Fireman's Association, most wearing uniforms and hats, next to an early fire truck.
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High School in Wakefield Michigan

Date: 1935
Description: View of the Wakefield high school, a large brick building. Sections of the building are three stories high. There are some shrubs and small trees on the sc...
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Wakefield Memorial Community Building

Date: 1938
Description: View across road of the Wakefield Memorial Community Building, a large three-story brick building.
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Small Cabins

Date: 1934
Description: View of seven small cabins around a clearing where there is an American flag on a flag pole and two benches around a stone fire pit. In the foreground is a...
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Mason Mercantile Company

Date: 1932
Description: Exterior view of the brick front facade of the Mason Post Office and and Mason Mercantile Co. There is an automobile parked on the far left side of the bui...
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Lake Gogebic

Date: 1933
Description: View across water of three people sitting in a wooden rowboat on Lake Gogebic near Marenisco. In the background is the shoreline, as well as a large buildi...
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Main Street

Date: 1937
Description: View looking down middle of Main Street. Businesses from left to right include the U.S. Post Office, Tire & Battery Service, Store - Tourist & Supplies, St...

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